DONFOOLERY

Tumblin’ Down

I guess I did figure out a use for my new Tumblr.

Why do I need warm fuzzy freudian slippers 2.0?

This is where I strap my muse to a chair like Alex in A Clockwork Orange, pin its eyes open, and force-feed its brain until it does what it’s fucking told.

Tweets for Today

09:26 Did I really pay $5 for a book autographed (to someone else) by Ann Beattie??? #
10:56 If you write, go to YouTube and search the tag "Authors@Google"–do this now! #

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Tweets for Today

11:52 I couldn’t just stick to the new books I bought a couple weeks ago, no. Just had to hit the used bookstore, too. #
11:53 Added Beattie, Lish, Mason, and a nice fantasy anthology to the goodreads "to read" backlog. #
11:54 Wondering what to do with my new tumblog @ warmfuzzyfreudianslippers.tumblr.com #

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The Evolution of a Rock Band

There’s a story to be had in this this (not necessarily Chicago-related) about how look and sound evolve–or maybe I should say adapt–over a few decades.

Only the beginning…

Playing free, or in the three, or agreeing to attempt something new…

Disco wasn’t quite dead yet…

Synths!

80s hair…

90s hair…

Almost full circle…

Full circle, and going back around…again…

Tweets for Today

06:36 Don’t know why LoudTwitter didn’t work. Futzed with it a little more. Will see if it’ll work tonight. #
06:36 Don’t know why I feel I want a Tumblr, either. #
19:34 What happens to a dream deferred? It shrivels into a cold, hard nugget of contempt, stuck in your craw… #
19:34 Kidding! Maybe. Or, not. #

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This Is Only a Test

…to see if email posting works properly on this here blog.

Me Next, Me Next!

A team of British researchers took a blob of neurons from an embryonic rat’s brain, hooked it up to a robot controller, and used the resulting brain-computer mashup to make a small robot

Filed Under: “Can’t Make This Up”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg at a time when the Nazis threatened the world. They served in an international spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, an early version of the CIA created in World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt.

Sort of reminds me of this 1980s TV “gem,” Masquerade

Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?

I see stuff like this, and marvel at how the Revolution hasn’t happened yet.

Bunch o’ crack…what was that? Why yes, I’m married to a white woman. So what? Nope, sorry, can’t explain the cognitive disconnects–I gotta go to the Mall. See ya!

OPP: Other People’s Publications

This is on my goodreads “to-read” list and should be on yours, too.

I met Ben at a reading he gave here in I-town a year or so ago for his first book, Lucky Man. Nice guy whose day job is in the field I worked in back in a past life. Anyway, this promises to be a good one, and based on my experience with Lucky Man, I’ve got no reason to doubt it.